Koi sleeve
- Artist
- Kai Moreno
- Sessions
- 6
- Total time
- 26 h
- Healed
- Spring 2026
The brief
A climber who wanted something about patience and going upstream. Kai suggested the koi: in the old story, it swims up a waterfall and becomes a dragon.
Six sittings
-
014 h
Outline
The full composition goes on in one sitting so the flow is locked in.
-
025 h
Water
Wind bars and waves, black and grey only.
-
035 h
Koi
Scales and fins, with the first layer of colour.
-
044 h
Peonies
Petals in soft red to echo the fish.
-
055 h
Background
Deep black fills that make the colour glow.
-
063 h
Finish
Highlights, blending and a final healed check.
“Six months of Tuesdays. I'd do every one of them again.”
Dani, client
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